Idaho bills · 68th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2026)

Idaho H 498

LEGISLATURE – Adds to existing law to authorize the Legislature to employ counsel in addition to the Attorney General in actions against the federal government.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Summary

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

Actions

• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 61-8-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman(Zaken), Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Egbert, Gannon, Haws, Leavitt, Mathias, Rubel, ThompsonAbsent – McCannFloor Sponsor - SkaugTitle apvd - to Senate
• Feb 16, 2026 · House
  U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
• Feb 12, 2026 · House
  Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
• Jan 20, 2026 · House
  Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
• Jan 19, 2026 · House
  Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing